Hello from the grammar side

        Hello from the grammar side

1)  Present progressive: You can use this time for actions that are happening in the present.

Uses:

v  Action in progress: is when an action started in the past but continues in present.

v  Action that will be in progress shortly: when you have previously information and that give you a consequence and a cause.

v  Long period process: when a fact is happening in a long period of time.

v  Future purposes: future actions that will happen in a couple of

v  days max one month

·         Structure:

-Positive form: Subject + am, are, is+ verb (ING ending) + object

Eg: She is working at home today

-Negative form: Subject+ am, are, is + not (isn’t-aren’t) +verb (ING ending) + object.

Eg: they aren’t dancing at the party

-Interrogative form: am, are, is+ subject+ verb(ING ending) + object +?

Eg: Are you doing your homework?

2)  Simple past: used this time when you want to refer to a simple past action

v  Past tense+ for: period of time during the past

v  Many actions: for explain actions in the past as a sequence

v  Facts: generalization in the past

·         Structure:

-Positive form: Subject+ verb (past) + object

Eg: She arrived last night

-Negative form: Subject+ did not (didn’t) + verb (base form) + object

Eg: He did not know the true

-Interrogative form: did + subject + verb (base form) + object +?

Eg: Did you take the bus?

3)  Future will: you can use this time for things that you want to do in the future.

v  Factual predictions: when the predictions are based on facts

v  General future inquiry: a question that something on the future.

v  Facts: when the possibilities are high

·         Structure:

-Positive form: Subject + will + verb (based form) + object                                                                                    E.g: She will take the bus at 15:00 p.m.

-Negative form:  Subject + will NOT or Wont + verb (based form) + object                                                         Eg: They won’t go to the party on Friday

-Interrogative form: Will + subject + verb (based form) + object +?                                                                          E.g: Will you stay at home at night?

4) Would and used to: You can used this time for past habits or past situations.

v  Used to is always used for any actions and habits in the past

-E.g:  My dad used to play football every Sunday

v  With would we have to be careful in some situations for example we need more information about something to use would. Like in this situation   

           Structure:

-Affirmative form:  Subject + Used to/would + verb (base form) + object.

Eg: I used to study every day in high school

-Negative form:  Subject + used to / would + Not + verb (base form) + object

Eg: He would not work on weekends for spend time with his family

-Interrogative form: Did + subject + used to + verb (based form) + object.

Eg:  Did she used to has a black car?

5) Future be going to:  Use this tense for future plans, you need a full intention to do something in the future for use going to.

v  Plans, when you plan something to do it in the future

v  Prediction with high possibility

Structure:

-Affirmative form: Subject + Be: Am, are, is *Going to + verb (base form) + object.

Eg: I am going to go on vacations on December.

-Negative form: Subject + be: am not/ are not or aren’t/ is not or isn’t Going to + verb (based form) + object

Eg: They are not going to have class tomorrow

-Interrogative form: Be: am, are, is + Subject + going to + verb (base form)+ object

Eg: Are you going to the Nicole’s party tonight?